Jones Mtn Cleanup on Saturday A.M.!

New Hartford Land Trust

November 20, 2012

Volume 3, Issue 12

One of our Loyal Volunteers and Grandfather at Last Fall's Jones Mountain Cleanup

Here's an invigorating way to work off

your Thanksgiving dinner! Volunteer an

hour or two to help keep the culverts

along the Jones Mountain carriage roads
draining properly and prevent trail erosion

over the winter by raking leaves and

removing debris.

This Saturday is the

Annual Fall Cleanup at the Town's

Jones Mountain Open Space Preserve!

Meet at Trailhead, Steele Road Saturday, November 24th

9 a.m.

Please bring a rake, work gloves, and water and read details below. If you have a backpack leaf blower, bring it along. Volunteers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult or have a

permission form signed by a parent or guardian. Contact us and we will
e-mail the form to you.

Dear Friends,

Please join the New Hartford Land Trust and the New
Hartford Conservation Commission on Saturday morning at

9 a.m. for the annual fall cleanup at the Town of New Hartford's Jones Mountain Open Space Preserve.

Come out and see the carriage roads lined with stonework and the view from the 'Bare Spot' (photo at right) while you help remove leaves from the old culverts and clean up the trails.

Paul Mahoney, Conservation Commission Vice Chair, will
lead the work party and plans to finish work by noon or earlier. If we get enough volunteers, we can make short work of it. Come out for as much time as you can give.

There will be tasks for all abilities: clearing leaves from stone lined gutters and culverts and blown-down branches from trails.

Please bring a leaf rake or steel rake and water. Be sure to wear appropriate clothes: work gloves, jeans, and boots or sturdy shoes. If you have a gas-powered, backpack leaf blower, please bring it along.

Meet at the trailhead on Steele Road about 1+ miles from
the intersection of Town Hill Road (Route 219) and Central Avenue at the Beekley Library. You will see parking on
the left as you travel up Steele Road. Please park perpendicular to the road. For more information, please
call Paul at 860-309-5724 or e-mail us.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The New Hartford Land Trust

Thanks to Those Who

Ordered Thanksgiving Pies Through the NHLT to support our work.

Enjoy Them!

Winter View from Jones Mountain 'Bare Spot'

Old Stonework Along Jones Mountain Carriage Road

New Hartford Land Trust

P.O. Box 272

New Hartford, CT 06057

For more information, please e-mail us at:

newhartfordlandtrust@yahoo.com
or call 860-626-0301.